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L.-.E. JONES. Hams.

No. 242,653. Patented June 7,1881.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LLEWELLYN E. JONES, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

HAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,653, datedJune '7,1881.

Application filed May 11, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it kown that I,-LLEWELLYN E. JONES,

, a citizen of the United States,residin g at Syracuse, in the countyofOnondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hames, of which the following,taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and concise description ofthe invention, sothat any person familiar with the art may make and usethe same.

My improvement relates to what are known as ball or bell-tophames; andit consists in the peculiar construction of the clip for the top of thehame,w hich carries a ball, or a suitable frame for a bell, as will behereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the top ofthe hame with my improved ball-clip, and showing its relation with theback iron. Fig. 2 is a detached view of the balLcIip.

Arepresents the .wooden hame. B is the clip, and O is the customarywrought back iron. The ball top or clip is formed of a single piece ofmetal and provided with two prongs or legs, a a. One of the legs of theclip is recessed its entire length, as shown at b, leaving a shoulder,a, at the neck or shank, above which is formed a ball, a frame for abell, or other suitable ornament. The leg or prong a is let into thewood of the hame at the top, and the wrought back iron, 0, is extendedto the shoulder a on the clip, covering the entire prong, thus making adouble thickness of iron at the back of the hame at its top portion. Theother prong, a, is fitted to the wood on the inside of the hame, and theclip and back iron are secured by rivets, which are passed through bothlegs of the clip, the wood composing the hame, and the back iron.

In the ordinary construction the clip is formed with the two prongs orlegs substantially alike, instead of having one of them recessed, and issecured to the wood by tenoning or chucking, and the backiron eitheronly extends to the end of the clip or is attached to it. By this modeof securing the clip the hame is so weakened at the top that it isfrequently broken offadifficulty that is wholly obviated by myimprovement, as my back iron runs clear to the top of the hame, makingtwo thicknesses of metal at that point, and I am thus enabled to producea hame the wood of which is not weakened, and the top of which,therefore, is not liable to be broken off.

By the use of my improved clip I construct a strong, cheap, and durableball-top hame which entirely overcomes the objection hitherto made tohames of this character.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A hameprovided with a ball top or clip, the back prong or leg of which isrecessed, as described, in combination with the back iron, which isfitted into said recess, and. the parts secured together by fastenin gspassed through all of them, as set forth.

v 2. A ball top or clip for hames provided with two prongs or legs, oneof which is recessed and adapted to receive the customary back iron orfacing, substantially as described.

LLEWELLYN E. JONES. Witnesses:

R. W. J ONES,

O. W. REISINGER.

